Brendan Place

Brendan Place
Personal information
Full nameBrendan Place
Date of birth13 December 1965
Place of birthDublin, Republic of Ireland
Playing positionCentre back
Youth career
Home Farm
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1983-1984Home Farm12(0)
1985–1986Longford Town22(4)
1986-1989Athlone Town70(8)
1989-1990Gillingham4(0)
1996-1998Home Farm Everton28(5)
1998-1999Bohemians6(1)
1998→ Monaghan United (loan)18(3)
Shelbourne?(?)
1999-2000Home Farm Fingal16(0)
2000-2001Malahide United?(?)
2001–2002Monaghan United22(2)
Teams managed
2009-2010Athlone Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:18, 21 June 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Brendan Place (born 13 December 1965 in Dublin), is an Irish former professional football player and manager.

Playing career

A central defender like his father Brendan Place senior, himself a colourful leading player on the League of Ireland scene, Brendan junior began his football career with the famous Dublin youth club Home Farm. In 1983 he graduated to their senior team, then playing at the top level of domestic football in Ireland. He made his debut against Derry City at the Brandywell, in what was Derry's first game in League of Ireland. After catching the eye of cross channel scouts with his subsequent displays for Longford Town and Athlone Town, Place was signed by Damien Richardson for Gillingham on 21 October 1989. He made his debut two days later against Chesterfield, but a promising career with the English third division club was cut short when he incurred a serious neck injury, an injury he was soon to find out would keep him out of the game for six years. But he eventually recovered to full fitness and returned to his roots to play for Home Farm, playing at the time as Home Farm Everton. In his first season back he was awarded the club's Player of the Season. In the 2000s, after spells with Bohemians, Shelbourne, Home Farm Fingal and as player manager for non-League Malahide United, he brought his playing career to an end. Place then returned to the top tier of Irish domestic football at 37 years of age with Monaghan United.

Managing career

As a coach he has a comprehensive background, starting as Development coach with the LOI/ FAI Soccer Academy in Dublin between 1999–2002. As a part of that time he coached the Republic of Ireland U17 that finished third in Japan in August 2004 and went on to work with the Republic of Ireland U19 that qualified for the elite Stage of the UEFA championship in Cyprus later that year. He also spent three years as High Performance Coach with the Elite Irish women's squad and had a spell as player-coach with Bohemians Reserve Squad.

Having brought non-League Malahide United to promotion as Player Manager, Place was then appointed Development Youth Coach for Home Farm Schoolboys before becoming Player Coach at Loughshinny Utd in 2005, bringing his team to the final of the Gilligan Cup.

In 2008 he took over as manager[1] at Athlone Town. One of his first signigns was his brother Stephen .

Place left 2010[2] to concentrate on completing his UEFA Pro Licence.[3] He already holds the UEFA A Licence and has completed a Sports Psychology Diploma. Place coached Crumlin United schoolboys and after a successful treble winning season at U16 level has returned to Home Farm as Head Coach of U17s team for 2012–13 season . In 2013, Place was appointed interim head coach for Bohemians FC under 19's Eircom League.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Place announced as new Athlone boss". Extratime.ie (Extratime.ie). 26 January 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Place agrees Athlone departure". Extratime.ie (Extratime.ie). 12 October 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  3. ↑ A sense of Optimism about the Place